Exploring the relationship between two forms of narcissism and competitiveness

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 779-782

  Luchner, Andrew F ^a   Houston, John M ^b   Walker, Christina ^b   Alex Houston, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Covert narcissism; Hypercompetitiveness; Narcissism; Overt narcissism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961210304     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.033     Document Type: Article

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